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Bundesliga wrap: High five for Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund pulled level with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Sunday, putting on a masterclass in their 5-1 mauling of Hamburg.

Jakub Blaszczykowski and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice for the defending champions, who joined Bayern and third-placed Schalke on 37 points.

Kevin Grosskreutz netted the opener after 16 minutes when he was picked out near the penalty spot by Shinji Kagawa, and the winger put a simple finish past Hamburg goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny.

Lewandowski doubled their advantage eight minutes before the interval after a magnificent solo run through a static Hamburg defence, and when Blaszczykowski powered home a precise shot from outside the box in the 58th minute, Dortmund were as good as home.

Blaszczykowski's second came from the penalty spot, and Lewandowski made it five in the 83rd minute, although Jose Paolo Guerrero pulled back a consolation three minutes later.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen posted a 3-2 win at home over struggling Mainz.

An own-goal from Zdenek Pospech put Leverkusen up at the BayArena, and they were looking comfortable when Manuel Freidrich doubled their lead after 35 minutes.

But Mainz turned the game on its head five minutes after half-time, with Eugen Polanski and Marco Caligiuri scoring within three minutes of each other to tie things up at 2-2.

It was left to midfielder Lars Bender to wrap up the three points for Robin Dutt's men, scoring the winner in the 70th minute.

Goetze in doubt for Hamburg

Goetze sat out Wednesday night's friendly victory over Oberhausen with an adductor problem, and is not expected to be ready for the German champions' first outing after the mid-season break.

"It looks like it's probably best to give him a few days' rest," Klopp told Bild.

While right-back Lukasz Piszczek is also in doubt for the trip to Imtech Arena, the prognosis is far more positive regarding goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller, who was unavailable for the Oberhausen clash because of a back problem.

"I still have hope that he will play," Klopp said.

Dortmund resume their Bundesliga campaign in second place, three points behind Bayern Munich.